GAZE: Music Is My Boyfriend (+ Pre-Feature Short)

CLUB 18+90 min

Synopsis

FEATURE:

Music Is My Boyfriend Dir. Robert Kennedy Canada, 2022, 49M

The Hidden Cameras burst onto the music scene in the early 2000s boasting an irresistible combination of pop and queer sensibilities. Music Is My Boyfriend chronicles the early days of

Joel Gibb’s mighty band as they gather steam in their native Toronto. Combining interviews with original members, behind-the-scenes session footage and rarely-seen 16mm film of two legendary live church shows, the film is both a mash note to a beloved band and a time capsule of the raucous, vivacious queer underground scene from which they emerged. The film features stunning live performances of tracks from their debut album and the screening will be accompanied by rare short films A Miracle and The Making of a Miracle, the band’s first video and a series of rushes from its making, plus Breathe On It.

PLUS ... Joel Gibb will join GAZE for a post-screening conversation.

PRE-FEATURE SHORT:

Boybend Dir. Eva Malmberg / Sweden / 2023 / 14m

With hair trimmers, contour makeup, and a whole lot of denim, four queer boyband fans create the four heartthrobs of ‘Boybend’ – the greatest boyband the world has never seen.